Before you speak, let's your words pass through three gates.
At the first gate ask yourself,
"Is it true?"
At the second gate ask yourself,
"Is it necessary?"
At the third gate ask yourself,
"Is it kind?"
~Sufi saying... Read more

How do you get someone to listen in a meeting who constantly talks over everyone else? I'm involved in a quilting/fabric arts project at church where we are tasked with making quilts for the side walls of the sanctuary.
Today was our fir... Read more

Long story short - - I have been dealing with significant left hip pain for months. It has limited my activity and, before I had a cortisone shot in October, kept my from sleeping and other essential activities. I've been semi-functional ever ... Read more

We have been remodeling a foreclosed house for a year and a half now with our DS25.
It's going well (albeit a little slowly) and there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
We'll be glad when it's over, and know that it was worth it for the t... Read more